Woman molested, her family assaulted at AIIMS
Five people were arrested by the Delhi Police on Sunday after they allegedly molested a woman and assaulted three of her family members. The incident was reported from near the emergency gate of the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), a police officer said, adding a group of over a dozen of security guards and bouncers assaulted the woman and her family members at 3 PM.
The woman was at the hospital to look after their minor daughter who was admitted at AIIMS with head injury, the woman's huband, Asghar Ali said.
"On Friday, a bouncer misbehaved with her, outraged her modesty and assaulted her," he said.
"When we tried to file a complaint against the accused on Sunday, he along with over a dozen of bouncers and security guards abused and assaulted us in front of the policemen," Ali said. They were attacked with batons and iron pipes, he added.
The incident was captured on camera by an eyewitness, who posted the same on social networking sites, from where it went viral.
Ali, a resident of the Nizamuddin area, suffered head injury when he tried to shield his wife.
"We have registered a case of assault and outraging the modesty of woman against a group of unknown bouncers and security guards. We have arrested five people and are scanning CCTV footage to identify other accused, including bouncers," Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Devendra Arya said.
